Many immigrants who identify strongly with the multiple aspects of their heritage balance many aspects of their traditions and cultures. Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri has lived most of her life in two cultures and shares the challenges that arise growing up feeling neither completely Indian or American. This audio reading is excerpted from her article "My Two Lives."

The horrors of World War II, the new and frightening power of the atomic bomb, and the Nazi genocide of Jews and of others deemed unworthy to live shocked the consciences of people all over the world in 1945. This capacity and desire to destroy whole populations of humanity prompted First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to warn that "In the end...we are 'One World' and that which injures any one of us, injures all of us."

Welcome to Day 3. Today we’ll focus on reasons human rights was controversial in the post-war United States and why “civil” rights, instead, became the focus. This session will also model a literacy strategy known as close read activity.